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Wall Street and the SEC headed for clash on commission-free trading
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 10, 2022
Wall Street and the SEC headed for clash on commission-free trading

SEC Chair Gary Gensler argues the U.S. equities market is littered with hidden costs and conflicts of interest.

By Bloomberg
FS Investments exec Michael Gerber joins federal retirement plan board
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2022
FS Investments exec Michael Gerber joins federal retirement plan board

Gerber will help oversee the Thrift Savings Plan, a defined-contribution program for 6.2 million federal workers that is now offering ESG options.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Asset-based advisory fees stuck between inflation and a hard place
RIAS JUN 10, 2022
Asset-based advisory fees stuck between inflation and a hard place

Spiking inflation adds a new twist to the concept of linking advisers' revenues to their clients' portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin
Judge tosses class-action complaint against Schwab robo-adviser
FINTECH JUN 10, 2022
Judge tosses class-action complaint against Schwab robo-adviser

A Northern California District Court judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit alleging Charles Schwab’s Intelligent Portfolios violated its fiduciary duty by over-investing clients in cash.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra suspends, fines broker who flubbed Covid relief loan application
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2022
Finra suspends, fines broker who flubbed Covid relief loan application

Tameem Habib applied for the loan without telling his firm, J.P. Morgan Securities, that he had an outside business.

By Bruce Kelly
Jim O'Shaughnessy exiting OSAM at end of year
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 10, 2022
Jim O'Shaughnessy exiting OSAM at end of year

The custom indexing pioneer launched O’Shaughnessy Asset Management in 2007 and has been serving as chairman, co-CIO and portfolio manager.

By Gregg Greenberg
Billion-dollar Wells Fargo private bank trio opts for J.P. Morgan
ADVISOR MOVES JUN 10, 2022
Billion-dollar Wells Fargo private bank trio opts for J.P. Morgan

Team switches banks in New York City; another trio who oversaw more than $1 billion in client assets joins from Wealthspire.

By InvestmentNews
SEC’s ESG integration proposals divide industry
ESG JUN 10, 2022
SEC’s ESG integration proposals divide industry

US SIF Forum hears naming restrictions and disclosures for ESG dabblers are up for debate.

By Emile Hallez
Inflation hits 40-year high, pressuring Fed and Biden
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 10, 2022
Inflation hits 40-year high, pressuring Fed and Biden

The consumer price index rose 1% in May, topping all estimates, led by increases in the costs of shelter, food and gas.

By Bloomberg
The bedrock of client experience
OPINION JUN 10, 2022
The bedrock of client experience

While clients tend to be loyal to their advisers, enhancing the firm's client experience is a way of ensuring they stay.

By Aubrey Macklin
Yellen says crypto is ‘very risky’ option for retirement savers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2022
Yellen says crypto is ‘very risky’ option for retirement savers

Treasury chief says it would be reasonable for Congress to regulate what assets could be included in tax-favored retirement vehicles.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo sells off on report of probe of fake job interviews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2022
Wells Fargo sells off on report of probe of fake job interviews

The Manhattan U.S. attorney's office is reportedly investigating allegations the firm conducted sham job interviews of minority candidates to satisfy in-house diversity guidelines.

By Bloomberg
401(k) plans are failing middle-class Americans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2022
401(k) plans are failing middle-class Americans

A new study finds that tax incentives for saving for retirement primarily benefit high-income households.

By Mary Beth Franklin
How investors are engaging with companies over abortion access
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2022
How investors are engaging with companies over abortion access

Recent shareholder proposals over reproductive rights have been made at Lowe's, TJX and Walmart.

By Emile Hallez
Biden nominees for key adviser-oversight roles await Senate confirmation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 09, 2022
Biden nominees for key adviser-oversight roles await Senate confirmation

Lisa Gomez is poised to become DOL assistant secretary and head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, while Jaime Lizárraga and Mark Uyeda are set to join the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Reassessing cybersecurity in a changing world
OPINION JUN 09, 2022
Reassessing cybersecurity in a changing world

As the industry waits for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s final rules on cybersecurity, RIAs can take steps now to better safeguard themselves and their clients.

By Wes Stillman
Reps at firm that sold GWG bonds wanted more exposure to risky alts: B-D execs
ALTERNATIVES JUN 09, 2022
Reps at firm that sold GWG bonds wanted more exposure to risky alts: B-D execs

Bill Hamm of IFP Securities said the SEC started its inquiries last year into broker-dealers that had sold GWG bonds.

By Bruce Kelly
How retiring advisers can avoid going 'shoeless'
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2022
How retiring advisers can avoid going 'shoeless'

Like the cobbler's children who had no shoes because their father was too busy making shoes for customers, a large percentage of financial advisers are unprepared for retirement.

By Gregg Greenberg
Mercer acquires $130 million RIA
RIAS JUN 09, 2022
Mercer acquires $130 million RIA

The deal for Bivin and Associates, which is based in Ponca City, Oklahoma, expands Mercer’s Midwest presence.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo duo managing $205 million goes indie with LPL
BROKER DEALERS JUN 09, 2022
Wells Fargo duo managing $205 million goes indie with LPL

Encore Capital Management, based in Glendale, California, affiliated with LPL Financial through the Financial Services Network, an OSJ on the LPL platform.

By InvestmentNews